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It's almost like sabotage is afoot
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-reports-pressure-drop-space-station-service-module-2021-07-31/
#space #ISSRussia reports pressure drop in space station service module
The head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency said on Saturday that pressure in a Russian service module on the International Space Station had dropped as a result of an air leak.www.reuters.com
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The head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency said on Saturday that pressure in a Russian service module on the International Space Station had dropped as a result of an air leak.www.reuters.com
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#solidstatelife #space #spacex #starlink
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#Hubble arbeitet wieder!
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/nasa-successfully-switches-the-hubble-to-backup-hardware/
#technology #spaceHubble is back, thanks to backup hardware
Next up is getting the scientific instruments back out of safe mode.arstechnica.com
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#Hubble arbeitet wieder!
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/nasa-successfully-switches-the-hubble-to-backup-hardware/
#technology #spaceHubble is back, thanks to backup hardware
Next up is getting the scientific instruments back out of safe mode.arstechnica.com
Yay!
👊🏼
#Hubble arbeitet wieder!
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/nasa-successfully-switches-the-hubble-to-backup-hardware/
#technology #spaceHubble is back, thanks to backup hardware
Next up is getting the scientific instruments back out of safe mode.arstechnica.com
Next up is getting the scientific instruments back out of safe mode.arstechnica.com
If any of you are under the impression that our billionaires might succeed in "escaping" to space, while the world burns, let me put those fears to rest with what I know from being the spouse of a NASA flight controller.
For a half-dozen people to exist up on the ISS, it takes a ground team of thousands of people, constantly problem-solving how to keep them alive. Their quality of life is bouncing around in a narrow tube with the same 5 people who can't really bathe for months.
Every minute of their day is micromanaged so they can survive. They follow strict exercise regimens to keep their bones from turning to goo. They spend a ton of time studying systems and conducting repairs on equipment that's continually breaking because SPACE WANTS TO KILL YOU
Their sleeping situation is akin to a floating coffin. Their pooping situation is a 20-something-step process in a port-o-potty where everything FLOATS and the door is a plastic curtain. The wifi cuts out at regular intervals. The food is NOT michelin starred, to say the least.
The only reason they're alive up there at all is because multiple countries have thousands of brilliant, highly-trained engineers and doctors and astrophysicists and computer experts whose full-time job is keeping the astronauts alive and the ISS functioning.
When something breaks, as it continually does, these teams SCRAMBLE to devise fixes and solutions. And these fixes, lemme tell ya, they are tedious. This year, working from home, I have seen the schematics and overheard bits of meetings, and oh my GOD is it tedious.
https://twitter.com/sim_kern/status/1411304471934685184
#billionaires in #space by Sim #Kern
Sunday 9:00AM EDT
https://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-richard-branson-spaceflight-webcast
#space #Branson #VirginGalacticHow to watch Virgin Galactic launch billionaire Richard Branson to space on Sunday
Coverage starts at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT).www.space.com
Coverage starts at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT).www.space.com
How to Take a Piss in Space
https://www.slashgear.com/spacex-crew-dragon-for-the-all-civilian-orbital-mission-has-an-incredible-toilet-03680948/
#space #civilian #SpaceXSpaceX Crew Dragon for the all-civilian orbital mission has an incredible toilet
Typically when SpaceX sends a Crew Dragon spacecraft into orbit, it’s headed to the ISS to deliver astronauts and cargo. Recently, SpaceX announced that it would be launching the world’…www.slashgear.com
Typically when SpaceX sends a Crew Dragon spacecraft into orbit, it’s headed to the ISS to deliver astronauts and cargo. Recently, SpaceX announced that it would be launching the world’…www.slashgear.com
Power on: new solar arrays installed over three spacewalks
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough performed three spacewalks in the span of 10 days to install two new solar arrays that will generate more electricity on the International Space Station.
#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
posted by pod_feeder_v2Power on: new solar arrays installed over three spacewalks
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough performed three spacewalks in the span of 10 days to install two new solar arrays that will generate more electricity on the International Space Station.www.esa.int
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough performed three spacewalks in the span of 10 days to install two new solar arrays that will generate more electricity on the International Space Station.www.esa.int
Retro means retrofit
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Retro meets retrofit: The Novespace Air Zero G aircraft is seen here next to Douglas the 1962 VW Transporter. The two are in Paderborn, Germany for the 76th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign.
The refitted A310 Air Zero G aircraft flies in parabolas that offer teams from various research institutes and universities altered states of gravity to perform experiments and technology demonstrations. Experiments span many disciplines including complex fluidics and human physiology, and this campaign is no exception.
Running from 25 June to 1 July, the 76th campaign features an experiment studying the effect of gravity on hydrodynamics to better protect spacecraft and science instruments from the temperature fluctuations in space; a study on how immune cells flow under the stress of spaceflight; an experiment studying spinal stiffness under microgravity to mitigate lumbar pain for both astronauts and patients on Earth, to name a few.
A typical parabolic flight campaign involves three flights and requires a week of on-site preparation. Each flight offers 31 periods of weightlessness. The aircraft can also fly in arcs that provide lunar or martian gravity levels by adjusting the angle of attack of the wings. Each flight of this particular campaign will split the gravity states, flying one third of parabolas at martian-G, one third at lunar-G, and one third at zero-G.
The aircraft flies close to maximum speed and pulls the nose up to a 45° angle, then cuts the power to fall over the top of the curve. Whilst falling freely the passengers and experiments experience around 20 seconds of microgravity, until the plane is angled 45° nose-down, before pulling out of the dive to level off with normal flight.
These “pull up” and “pull out” manoeuvres before and after the weightless period increase gravity inside the plane up to 2g, but that is just part of the ride, repeated every three minutes for almost two hours.
The campaign is the fourth to take place under Covid-19 restrictions. Despite measures loosening across Europe, participants and coordinators adapted to safety measures: PCR tests were required to enter Germany, as well as rapid antigen or RT LAMP tests each day for every participant. Facilities on the ground as well as on board are adapted to allow for social distancing and cleanliness requirements. Surgical masks are worn at all times, and movement is restricted during the flights.
University students can also take part in a parabolic flight campaign thanks to the ESA Education Office’s Fly Your Thesis! programme. Masters and PhD students can propose their experiment, and upon selection, will be supported in preparing their experiment for the campaign by ESA Academy, ESA and Novespace experts. The 2022 Call for Proposals is now open.
#human #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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Retro means retrofit
Image:
Retro meets retrofit: The Novespace Air Zero G aircraft is seen here next to Douglas the 1962 VW Transporter. The two are in Paderborn, Germany for the 76th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign.
The refitted A310 Air Zero G aircraft flies in parabolas that offer teams from various research institutes and universities altered states of gravity to perform experiments and technology demonstrations. Experiments span many disciplines including complex fluidics and human physiology, and this campaign is no exception.
Running from 25 June to 1 July, the 76th campaign features an experiment studying the effect of gravity on hydrodynamics to better protect spacecraft and science instruments from the temperature fluctuations in space; a study on how immune cells flow under the stress of spaceflight; an experiment studying spinal stiffness under microgravity to mitigate lumbar pain for both astronauts and patients on Earth, to name a few.
A typical parabolic flight campaign involves three flights and requires a week of on-site preparation. Each flight offers 31 periods of weightlessness. The aircraft can also fly in arcs that provide lunar or martian gravity levels by adjusting the angle of attack of the wings. Each flight of this particular campaign will split the gravity states, flying one third of parabolas at martian-G, one third at lunar-G, and one third at zero-G.
The aircraft flies close to maximum speed and pulls the nose up to a 45° angle, then cuts the power to fall over the top of the curve. Whilst falling freely the passengers and experiments experience around 20 seconds of microgravity, until the plane is angled 45° nose-down, before pulling out of the dive to level off with normal flight.
These “pull up” and “pull out” manoeuvres before and after the weightless period increase gravity inside the plane up to 2g, but that is just part of the ride, repeated every three minutes for almost two hours.
The campaign is the fourth to take place under Covid-19 restrictions. Despite measures loosening across Europe, participants and coordinators adapted to safety measures: PCR tests were required to enter Germany, as well as rapid antigen or RT LAMP tests each day for every participant. Facilities on the ground as well as on board are adapted to allow for social distancing and cleanliness requirements. Surgical masks are worn at all times, and movement is restricted during the flights.
University students can also take part in a parabolic flight campaign thanks to the ESA Education Office’s Fly Your Thesis! programme. Masters and PhD students can propose their experiment, and upon selection, will be supported in preparing their experiment for the campaign by ESA Academy, ESA and Novespace experts. The 2022 Call for Proposals is now open.
#human #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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More than 41,000 people have signed petitions to stop Jeff #Bezos from returning to #Earth after his #trip to #space next month
source: https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-thousands-sign-petitions-return-earth-space-blue-origin-2021-6"Billionaire's should not exist...on earth, or in space, but should they decide the latter they should stay there," the petition's description said.#petition #protest #money #economy #amazon #satire #lol #joke #fun #funny #petition #rich #financeMore than 56,000 people have signed petitions to stop Jeff Bezos from returning to Earth after his trip to space next month
Two petitions seeking to prevent the Amazon CEO's reentry to Earth after his Blue Origin flight collected thousands of signatures in only 10 days.www.businessinsider.com
"Billionaire's should not exist...on earth, or in space, but should they decide the latter they should stay there," the petition's description said.#petition #protest #money #economy #amazon #satire #lol #joke #fun #funny #petition #rich #finance
Two petitions seeking to prevent the Amazon CEO's reentry to Earth after his Blue Origin flight collected thousands of signatures in only 10 days.www.businessinsider.com
Drive to destruction
Image: Drive to destruction
#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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Drive to destruction
#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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Well Then...
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/metals-from-space-descend-on-boulder-colorado-at-dusk-and-dawn/
#science #atmosphere #spaceMetals from space descend on Boulder, Colorado, at dusk and dawn
Sodium and other metals from space make regular—and irregular—landfall on Earth.arstechnica.com
Sodium and other metals from space make regular—and irregular—landfall on Earth.arstechnica.com
Samantha in command
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Quiet please, future International Space Station commander in training. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti prepares for her upcoming mission to the International Space Station at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas, USA.
Samantha is a member of Crew-4 and will launch with NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines to the Station from Florida, USA, on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft in 2022.
This will be Samantha’s second mission in space after Futura in 2015 and she is expected to serve as Space Station commander for Expedition 68a, a first for her. Her experience will stand her in good stead as Europe’s first female in command of an International Space Station expedition.
Samantha said “I am humbled by my appointment to the position of commander and look forward to drawing on the experience I’ve gained in space and on Earth to lead a very capable team in orbit.”
She will be ESA’s fifth International Space Station commander and the fourth from ESA’s astronaut class of 2009.
Her nomination comes at a significant moment for European nationals of all genders, as ESA issues a rare call for new astronauts. The deadline for applications to ESA’s astronaut selection has just been extended to 18 June 2021, to accommodate the addition of Lithuania as an ESA Associate Member. For more information about ESA’s astronaut selection visit esa.int/yourwaytospace.
In the meantime, Samantha will continue training with all International Space Station partners in a programme that includes Space Station refreshers, science briefings, and Crew-4 launch preparation.
#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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ESA advances its plan for satellites around the Moon
A bold proposal to create a commercially viable constellation of lunar satellites has taken a step closer.
#navigaton #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
posted by pod_feeder_v2ESA advances its plan for satellites around the Moon
A bold proposal to create a commercially viable constellation of lunar satellites has taken a step closer.www.esa.int
A bold proposal to create a commercially viable constellation of lunar satellites has taken a step closer.www.esa.int
First picture from Zhurong / Première image de Zhurong
#espace #space #Mars #astronautique #astronautics
Webb’s golden mirror wings open one last time on Earth
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The world’s most powerful space science telescope has opened its primary mirror for the last time on Earth.
As part of the international James Webb Space Telescope’s final tests, the 6.5 meter (21 feet 4 inch) mirror was commanded to fully expand and lock itself into place, just like it would in space. The conclusion of this test represents the team’s final checkpoint in a long series of tests designed to ensure Webb’s 18 hexagonal mirrors are prepared for a long journey in space, and a life of profound discovery. After this, all of Webb’s many movable parts will have confirmed in testing that they can perform their intended operations after being exposed to the expected launch environment.
Making the testing conditions close to what Webb will experience in space helps to ensure the observatory is fully prepared for its science mission one million miles away from Earth.
Commands to unlatch and deploy the side panels of the mirror were relayed from Webb’s testing control room at Northrop Grumman, in Redondo Beach, California. The software instructions sent, and the mechanisms that operated are the same as those used in space. Special gravity offsetting equipment was attached to Webb to simulate the zero-gravity environment in which its complex mechanisms will operate. All of the final thermal blanketing and innovative shielding designed to protect its mirrors and instruments from interference were in place during testing.
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Webb is an international partnership between NASA, ESA and CSA. The telescope will launch on an Ariane 5 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
posted by pod_feeder_v2Webb’s golden mirror wings open one last time on Earth
Webb’s golden mirror wings open one last time on Earthwww.esa.int
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Webb’s golden mirror wings open one last time on Earthwww.esa.int
Lessons learnt from simulated strike
In an alternate reality playing out at this year’s international Planetary Defense Conference, a fictional asteroid crashes over Europe, 'destroying' a region about 100 km wide near the Czech Republic and German border. The scenario was imagined, but the people who took part are very real, and the lessons learnt will shape our ability to respond to dangerous asteroids for years to come.
#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
posted by pod_feeder_v2Lessons learnt from simulated strike
In an alternate reality playing out at this year’s international Planetary Defense Conference, a fictional asteroid crashes over Europe, 'destroying' a region about 100 km wide near the Czech Republic and German border. The scenario was imagined, but the people who took part are very real, and the lessons learnt will shape our ability to respond to dangerous asteroids for years to come.www.esa.int
In an alternate reality playing out at this year’s international Planetary Defense Conference, a fictional asteroid crashes over Europe, 'destroying' a region about 100 km wide near the Czech Republic and German border. The scenario was imagined, but the people who took part are very real, and the lessons learnt will shape our ability to respond to dangerous asteroids for years to come.www.esa.int
Forest measuring satellite passes tests with flying colours
With challenges imposed by the Covid pandemic, engineers building and testing ESA’s Biomass satellite have had to come up with some clever working methods to keep on track whilst adhering to safety rules. The result is that the satellite structure is not only complete, but has also undergone a series of demanding tests to ensure it will withstand the rigours of liftoff – all bringing the launch of this extraordinary forest carbon mapping mission one step closer.
#earth #science #space #esa #europeanspaceagency
posted by pod_feeder_v2Forest measuring satellite passes tests with flying colours
With challenges imposed by the Covid pandemic, engineers building and testing ESA’s Biomass satellite have had to come up with some clever working methods to keep on track whilst adhering to safety rules. The result is that the satellite structure is not only complete, but has also undergone a series of demanding tests to ensure it will withstand the rigours of liftoff – all bringing the launch of this extraordinary forest carbon mapping mission one step closer.www.esa.int
With challenges imposed by the Covid pandemic, engineers building and testing ESA’s Biomass satellite have had to come up with some clever working methods to keep on track whilst adhering to safety rules. The result is that the satellite structure is not only complete, but has also undergone a series of demanding tests to ensure it will withstand the rigours of liftoff – all bringing the launch of this extraordinary forest carbon mapping mission one step closer.www.esa.int
ESA to live tweet asteroid impact exercise
For almost a decade, world asteroid experts have been meeting every two years at the Planetary Defense Conference and pretending an asteroid impact is imminent. Why? To prepare for the unlikely – but plausible – scenario in which this comes true.
#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
posted by pod_feeder_v2ESA to live tweet asteroid impact exercise
For almost a decade, world asteroid experts have been meeting every two years at the Planetary Defense Conference and pretending an asteroid impact is imminent. Why? To prepare for the unlikely – but plausible – scenario in which this comes true.www.esa.int
For almost a decade, world asteroid experts have been meeting every two years at the Planetary Defense Conference and pretending an asteroid impact is imminent. Why? To prepare for the unlikely – but plausible – scenario in which this comes true.www.esa.int
ESA-backed autonomous driving lab set for Italy
Central Italy – already home to an ambitious national autonomous driving research initiative – will be the site of the ESA-backed P-CARS laboratory, intended to certify positioning devices for use within driverless cars.
#navigaton #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
posted by pod_feeder_v2ESA-backed autonomous driving lab set for Italy
Central Italy – already home to an ambitious national autonomous driving research initiative – will be the site of the ESA-backed P-CARS laboratory, intended to certify positioning devices for use within driverless cars.www.esa.int
Central Italy – already home to an ambitious national autonomous driving research initiative – will be the site of the ESA-backed P-CARS laboratory, intended to certify positioning devices for use within driverless cars.www.esa.int
Crew Dragon countdown to liftoff
Image: Crew Dragon countdown to liftoff
#human #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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